SURJ is part of a national network of groups and individuals organizing white people for racial justice. Through community organizing, mobilizing, and education, Ithaca SURJ supports white people to act for racial justice with passion and accountability. There are four open working groups, Steering Committee, Outreach, Action, and Education and lots of ways to plug in. Contact us at ithacasurj@gmail.com for more info or find us on Facebook.

Ballet Folklorico will be practicing at the Just Be Cause Center every Tuesday at 7pm until Monday, December 5th! Join the dancing there.

Ballet Folklorico de Ithaca

Who: Juliana Garcia bfithaca@gmal.com

Where: Just Be Cause Center

When: Tuesday at 7pm until Monday, December 5th

Ballet folklorico is a form of traditional Mexican folk dance dating back to the ancient Aztecs. Each region within Mexico prides itself on their unique, beautiful and culturally rich dances, costumes, and music. The dancers recount every aspect of life within Mexico through their tapping feet, flowing skirts or waving sombreros. You too can be a part of the stories of love, heartache, war, celebration and much more by becoming a dancer. The dances are performed in groups as well as with a partner. No previous dance experience is necessary. Immerse yourself in a new culture while getting some fun exercise! Please RSVP to join in.

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We have a special visitor from Los Angeles and so we’re adding a class that isn’t on the PDF/printed version of the calendar. Check out this one time only, 18 and up class:

BDSM 101

Who: Mistress Justine Cross justineplays@gmail.com

Where: Downtown Ithaca RSVP for location

When: Thursday, Oct 13 6 pm

BDSM 101 with Mistress Justine Cross, a professional dominatrix based in Los Angeles. This class will be an all-skill-level introduction that focuses on safe, sane, consensual play and sexual exploration. As such, the skills shared can be applied to all relationships, “kinky” or “vanilla,” and will help us all find ways to explore and discuss desire, fetish, and sexual interests in an open manner. There will also be a Q and A when the class can pose kinky questions for the Mistress. This event is adults only: 18+. LosAngelesDominatrix.com

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Check out our new Freeskool listings for October though December 2016. We have a variety of classes, discussions groups and events happening in the Ithaca area to share with you.

Get involved in your community by joining Ithaca SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) or WAASR (White Allies Against Structural Racism). Get physical by trying out Ballet Folklorico or Let’s Golf. Fix your old typewriter or toaster with Ithaca Fixers Collective or join a book club. We’ve got your science (Science Cabaret) and yoga (Growing Roots Youth Yoga) and a whole lot more!

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The Ithaca Freeskool is accepting class submissions for our Oct – Dec semester.
Know someone who would be an awesome teacher? Have a skill you want to share with others? Freeskool can be your flexible and informal platform to connect to the community and try out a group, discussion or skill share.

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Summer calendars are out and about town. Get in on a Botanical tea talk, bring your camera to Photography 101, come learn the Mexican dance Ballet Folklorico or fix that broken toaster with the Ithaca Fixers Collective. From plants to dance to community dinner – Freeskool has something for you.

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The Ithaca Freeskool is accepting class submissions for our June – August semester. There are a billion reasons to teach. Here are a few of them:

Meet your community, make sweet friends!
Share your skills with people – you like to share.
Try out a hobby with a group of others. Way less boring, more motivation.
Test out your teacher self. When you teach, you learn.
Make time to do the things you love.
Empower the community. You don’t have to be an expert. We’ve all got something valuable to give.
Freeskool is cool. Even though it has a “k” in it. You need to be cool, right?

You’re convinced? Oh, good. We’ll be taking submissions now till May 3rd 2016. The Freeskool is a flexible, informal platform for teaching – get on it.

We have broken our own record with 45 classes for the semester! What?! Yes, since 2007 we’ve been churning these out. And we’re still here. Help support us by shopping with your own bag at Greenstar (learn more). Or just pick up a calendar and come to class!